Mahama’s VIP cars: Gov’t saves $8.8m, buys 100 cars for Police service

The government has procured some 100 Toyota Corolla vehicles worth $8.8 million for the Ghana Police Service, according to Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid.

This, he said was secured after reducing the number of VIP vehicles ordered by the Mahama administration from 43 to 34.

Addressing a Press conference on Tuesday, February 06, 2018, Mustapha Hamid said:“We have renegotiated the terms of the contract in the following manner; 1. We have reduced the number of vehicles ordered from 43 to 34, which is nine short of the original number.

“In place of the nine, we have acquired 100 Toyota Corolla cars for use by the Police Service in line with our commitment to retool the Police Service to enable them play effectively, their role of protecting the Ghanaian people.

“We have done all this with a total amount of 8.8 million United States Dollars.”

He indicated the decision is consistent with government’s approach towards contracts that the current NPP administration took over from the former NDC government .

In this regard, government renegotiated the terms to make them more favourable to the Ghanaian people, according.